NGC 2978
NGC 2978 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation Sextans. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 2978 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABb |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 13.9 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 11.4 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 10.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:43:16.80 |
| Declination: | -09:44:45.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.07 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.87 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 112° |
| Radial velocity: | 1797 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.006011 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula